By Emmanuel Nyatsikor
Ho, May 15, GNA – The Volta Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Thursday held its first quarter review meeting in Ho to assess its performance and strategize towards achieving the Authority’s targets for the year.
Ms Susan Chobbah, Volta Regional Director of NHIA, in her welcome address, expressed appreciation to all District Managers and members of the Regional Management Team for their dedication, commitment, and continuous hard work in advancing the mandate of the Authority.
She said the meeting was intended to review progress made during the first quarter of the year and also provide an opportunity for Management to strengthen collective efforts towards achieving the goals of the NHIA.
Ms Chobbah further commended the Managers for their active participation and valuable contributions during the 2025 Annual Review Meeting. She encouraged them to continue working diligently to meet their targets before the end of the second quarter.
The Director also urged the Managers to collaborate effectively with Focal Persons during the ongoing “Market Storm” exercises aimed at creating awareness about the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care Policy.
Mr. Emmanuel Avinu, Volta Regional Operations Manager, encouraged the Managers to adopt best practices and innovative strategies that would help increase enrollment onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He urged them to take advantage of the ongoing waiver period, which ends on May 31, 2026, to intensify registration and renewal activities across their districts.
Mr. Raymond Buamah, the Regional Accountant of the Authority, took participants through prudent financial management practices and budget preparation for the Market Storm activities.
The District Managers, for their part, stated that they were implementing various strategies within their districts to improve membership enrollment, renewals, and service delivery.
According to them, the strategies included stakeholder engagements, management and staff meetings, radio sensitization programmes, and the use of the 24-hour registration system.
They, however, identified challenges affecting their operations, including inadequate staff, illegal charges by some health facilities, lack of vehicles in some districts, and network connectivity challenges.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah /Audrey Dekalu